the media attention or anything. it is all these athletes here just competing to do something they love and represent their country doing this. >> it is not about strength. it is about technique and stamina and desire. one minute you are winning and the next minute maybe you are flat on your back and it's over. >> reporter: for those who love wrestling, that must feel a little bit like today. >> thing. the past for the olympics. >> the end of an era. >> we still have plenty ahead. weather, traffic and all your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. ght now. straight up 5:00, we are getting you live picture right now there vatican city where pope benedict xvi is making his first public appearance since his resignation announcement t will be his sex tonight last public audience before retiring at the end of the month -- his

second to last public audience before retiring at the end of the month. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom marcan in on our weather here locally and talk to tucker barnes. >> we have an action-packed day starting with clear skies and cold conditions. later today, we'll cloud up and get a period of rain. parts of the area will transition over to snow tonight. not going to be a major storm. not talking boston blizzard. later tonight, i think after the rush hour, there could be some light accumulations if you are concerned about coming back from work later this afternoon, generally with the exception of if you are going well north and west, it should just be rain showers for you. 36 at reagan national. dulles and bwi marshall, 33 degrees. not concerned with anything falling from the skies. we still have clear skies for much of the area to start your day. i want to focus on the rain shower activity and the winter weather you see out towards st. louis. see it out there towards illinois and pushing into ken kept. that will be headed our

direction and arrive here in the later afternoon in the form of showers. then it should drag in enough cold air that parts of the area, just like we've seen all winter long will transition over to winter weather and there could be a little snow that flies later tonight. i think again after rush hour, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 tonight, we'll see it transition over to snow in the north and west. 44 in washington. 43 in baltimore. too warm to support anything other than showers and they will develop mid-afternoon. just a little bit of rain for the evening commute. >> thank you. time now to check in with julie wright to see how the morning commute is going so far. is it busy yet? >> not yet. ask me that this time tomorrow and we'll talk. right now, southbound 270 on the die pavement, starting to seat backup forming south of 109. no issues right now as you

continue southbound. tucker is hiking up his parents like right here and it's making me laugh. i don't know what that is all about. but none thele, i thought we were supposed to see the white stuff tomorrow, not this morning. and the beltway here at the wilson bridge. traffic is running smoothly between oxon hill and alexandria. no issue reported there. 395 northbound in the express lines and the main line continuing toward the 14th street bridge. light traffic volume for those traveling inbound out of manassas. no problems reported on the beltway between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >> thank you. our big story this morning, forensic tests are needed to determine if the body found inside a burned mountain cabin is christopher dorner, the former lapd officer wanted for murder engaged in a gun battle with police on tuesday.

a deputy was killed in the shootout and another wounded. a massive manhunt has been going on since last week when he set out on a series of revenge killings after being fired from the force. the president discovered broad range of issues last night including guns and climate change. -- the president discussed a broad range of issues last night including guns and climate change. >> reporter: the economy and gun control were two issues that really resonated with viewers. that is what the white house is looking for here to put public pressure on lawmakers to get the president's agenda passed. putting a human face on policy issues, the white house invited ordinary americans as it usually does and also victims of gun violence to the state of the union address. numerous lawmakers wore green lap el ribbons in memory of those killed in the december shootings. the president laid out his economic plan. he called for increased

spending on roads and bridges, a $1 billion plan to create 15 manufacturing institutes which he says will boost job creation and the first increase in the federal minimum wage in six years. >> to companies that hire americans who got what it takes to fill that job opening but have been out of work so long that no one will give them a chance anymore. let's put people back to work rebuilding vacant homes in rundown neighborhoods. this yeefer, my administration will begin to partner with 20 of hardest hit towns in america to get these communities back on their feet. -- this year. we'll work with local leaders to target resources and public safety and education and housing. we'll give new tax credits to businesses that hire and invest. and we'll work to strengthen families by removing the financial deterrents to marriage for low-income couples and do more to encourage fatherhood. because what makes you a man isn't the ability to conceive a

child. it is having the courage to raise one. >> reporter: and the president did ask for the federal minimum wage to be increased to $9 an hour. he did promise to appeal to republicans etch said that none. his proposals would increase the deficit by a dime. however, he did not say exactly how many of these proposals would be paid for. we'll have more throughout the morning. back to you. -- he said that none of his proposals would increase the deficit by a dime. one of the things that the president talked about was sequestration. >> local lawmakers were quick to react with the republicans saying the president was not specific enough. >> i think the president has been prepared, has offered a balanced solution to meet the sequester. i think he reitsated it should not go into effect and an awful

lot of republicans who say the sequester is an alternative we're not prepared to take. we've been in session now some six weeks. not one bill have the republicans put on the floor of the house to avoid sequestration j we need a plan, we need leadership to make sure the sequester set aside. that has to happen. i was disappointed i didn't hear the specifics tonight from the president on how we were going to do that. making headlines this morning, immigration reform was another big issue at last night's state of the union address. we'll tell you what is happening today in an attempt to move sweeping chains forward. >> another big story we are following this morning, pope benedict xvi making his first appearance this morning since announcing his resignation. we'll tell you about that when we come back. 

for the first time since the price announcement of his resignation, pope benedict xvi is appearing in public today. the 85-year-old poptive is holding his weekly audience inside the vatican. this is a live look outside right now. it is normally held in another location because but was moved

to accommodate a larger than usual crowd. later on today, the holy father will lead ash wednesday mass. these are some of the last few public appearances before he steps down on february 28th ate large general awed yips is being planned to take place outside in the massive st. peter's square the day before the pope leaves office. vatican officials are hoping to have the pope's successor in place by holy week. afghan official are expressing confidence their security forces can fill the void once u.s. troops leave the country. president obama announced last night that 34,000 american troops will be home by this time next year. that half the force the u.s. has in afghanistan. the rest are due to be home by the end of 2014. the pentagon is considering whether to leave a small force in afghanistan beyond that. immigration, that is topping at agenda ate meeting at the white house. four senators who helped create i new immigration reform plan will sit down with president obama to brief him on their progress. also on imgleyings, this is a

group in town who is working to stop deportation. it is called we have dreams too. hundreds of immigrant workers are in d.c. for two days for the event. -- also on immigration, there is a group in town who is working to stop deportation. it was just a sip of water. >> but it has people talking. we'll tell you about that. we have rain showers moving in. but for parts of the area, it will transition over to snow later tonight. i'll have all the details on the weather and julie will have your traffic.  my mom doesn't drink starbucks coffee because she thinks it's too dark, and so i brought her some blonde roast. she loves it now. "my son made me this coffee," "you should try it, it's delicious." ♪

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in his official gop rebuttal speech to the president's state of the union, republican senator marco rubio caught viewers' attention for another reason. he took a break for a sip of water. >> nothing has frustrated me more like false presidents like the one the president laid out tonight. the choice isn't just between big government or big business. >> very bizarre. >> that is a little weird. >> it was not like it was right there. he had to stop and reach for it. >>' like i hope no one sees me. we saw you. just a little out of breath. can you imagine. you know everybody is watching right after the state of the union. it is a big thing. >> he is a young guy.

maybe he got caught up in the moment. >> probably had something stuck in his throat. >> i don't know. did it sound like it? >> we're in the same line of work. we have to be able to talk in front of camera. >> we've had lofts things happen. >> a lot of issues here. >> well, we're a special case. >> yes, we are. in many ways. >> right. cold temperatures to start your morning. definitely be prepared for a wintry feel. we'll warm it up into the low 40s. that will be just warm enough that as our precipitation moves in later today, it will mostly arrive in the form of rain. then perhaps tonight, as we get some cold air mixing in. we can end this whole thing as a little period of snow for parts of the area. we've got a lot of snow lovers out there that have been disappointed for the last couple of years. >> lots of teachers. >> >> lots of teachers and kids

who have had the sled waxed up. >> i'm still thinking about senator rubio. cooperate this have put it closer? >> he probably thought he could get through the whole speech withouting water. gaithersburg is 28 degrees. out to the west, man as ais 28 as well. temperatures out here falling below freezing and it is north and west of town where you are most likely to see that transition from rain to snow. i think that will happen generally after rush hour tonight. it might happen at the end of rush hour as you get a little further north and west. for most of the day here, it will be just clouds and eventually some rain showers. here is our developing storm system. not a lot of precipitation to work with. a few tenth of an in. but that is enough to cause some problem if it were to fall in the form of frozen precipitation. it will likely fall for parts of the area as we get into the nighttime hours for a brief period of time as some frozen precipitation. we'll be moving in a little later. a little sunshine to start your day. by mid afternoon, i think we'll start to get showers moving in. high temperatures in the low

40s. it will mostly just fall as rain here for the beginning of the storminess. here is your futurecast. we'll put it in motion for you. there is your rain shower activity at 4:00. if you are out to the west, it is arriving as a period of snow. and there we go. the transition takes place about 7:00, 8:00 tonight. we may transition over to some snow here before it ends. you can see a little snow. i think south and east, it will just be rain for you and the whole thing winds down early tomorrow morning. light accumulations possible. remember, we got into the upper 50s yesterday. it hasn't been terribly cold the last couple of days. not sure how much of this will stick on paved surfaces but it is certainly a possibility that we could get some light accumulations out there later tonight and early tomorrow morning. there is your futurecast. by tomorrow morning, back in the sunshine and highs tomorrow will be well into the 40s. we should lose any snow cover we get. not much in the way of vieds. we have to get well out to the west for a winter we are advisory. national weather service not expecting much of anything.

they have suggested they may extend this winter weather advisory if it looks like we'll get some accumulating snow north and west. 44 today. becoming cloudy. afternoon showers developing. again, your evening commute generally just rain showers. winds out of the east at five for 10. it will get cold enough that we'll transition from rain to snow for parts of the area. i mentioned light . maybe an inch, maybe two inches as you get up to the pep pep border. there is your accu-weather seven-day forecast. 48 tomorrow with some sunshine. we'll get cold this weekend. this is an arctic front right here that could bring us some snow showers. there might be flurries and this weekend as well as temperatures will be on the cold side. let's do some traffic and find out what is happening with julie and the roads. >> heed the warning. make sure you got plenty of gas. tomorrow morning could be very interesting out on the roads. right now, south of the beltway on northbound i-9 5, the lanes are open. no problems to report leaving the prince william parkway in the express lanes and main line. traffic flowing freely continuing northbound headed out towards newington. no issues reported on the

beltway between the wilson bridge and springfield interchange. southbound on 270, still an easy drive leaving i-70. volume increasing only but no accidents reported. the top stretch of the play is in great shape between college park and bethesda. you will find headed into downtown, kept ill worth avenue leaving eastern at the d.c. line. lanes are open here and the pace good as you continue out to pennsylvania avenue. no problem to report in southeast coming across the anacostia bridges. traffic is flowing freely for those traveling on the gw partner with a leaving the key bridge and continuing northbound up to the beltway. so overall, not a bad start to our wednesday morning drive. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. traffic. >> thank you. new this morning, local leaders will meet today to discuss ways for the d.c. region to tackle the traffic. and housing as well. the council of governments will take a closer look at new numbers showing what parts of the region are seeing the biggest growing. the numbers help leader create some future plans for everything from transportation

to construction. also new this morning a renewed push to honor harriet tubman. maryland senator ben card inhas introduced legislation in the current congress and the last two congresses to create two national parks in her honor. one would be in maryland and another in new york. coming up next, ever been unfriended on facebook? >> yeah. >> maybe you crossed a few people off your list. >> maybe i have avenue done that too. >> probably more of the second than the first. >> find out what i new study says about the impact unfriending has away from the computer screen and in the real world. >> i bet i know the answer to that. >> a little bit of tension there. >> yeah, unhappy people.

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welcome back. there is a new top dog in town. his name. he was crowned best in show last night at the annual westminster kennel club show. the win is his 86th best in show title win overall. his owner says he understand english, dutch, spanish and german. he is smarter than all of us. >> combined. >> the runner up last night's show was a sheepdog.

>> i tivoed that and i was going to watch it and now you told me who the winner is. don't need to watch it anymore. >> sarcasm. i love it. south coming up, the new movie beautiful creatures opens up tomorrow. >> kevin mccarthy talked to jeremy irons about playing a character that is very different from what many movie gos are might expect. >> i love the whole concept. lena doesn't know if she will be claimed for the light or the dark. of all the, as you've played if the year, which one would be claimed for the light or the dark. >> humberthumbert would be claimed for the dark. and scar i would like to say that father gabriel in the mission would be claimed for

the light. >> which character taught you the most about who you are? >> they all do. you are playing with parts of yourself that you don't use in normal life. and i think therefore, as you get older as an actor, maybe you get better because you've explored different areas, you've opened up different areas of yourself. and the knowledge that you acquire when being another person about life, it makes you very accepting of other people because you played so many other people and you know how it feels a bit to be other people. >> now, i always fine it fascinating out a movie is shot nonlinear. i know this was not shot in chronological order, the story. as an act our, how to you get to where you need to be in the scene if you haven't shot the previous sequences in the scripten. >> you imagine where you are.

you know the script, you know the graph of the character, you know the phrase as it goes through, how he is changed, how he is affected by whatever. you prepare so what you come to the scene, you think this has happened, this is where i must be. but add to that the fact that we are as human beings very inconsistent in our behavior. we are not logical. and great writers know that. shakespeare knows that. that is why his caches or so fascinating. >> lena's character is ultimately preschooled. they don't give her a chance. as an actor, was there a singular moment where you felt so prejudged before you walked into the room. >> i was first introduced to the mass yod intelligence with bryce head revisited. for a long time, that is what people were asking me to play and wanted to play odder stuff

than that. so you had to be careful what you choose to do so you try to alter people's perception of you. >> and we'll check in with kevin on friday to get the latest on the upcoming movies. would you avoid real life contact with someone who unfriended you on facebook? a study from the university of colorado at denver says a lot of people do. in fact, 40% of the 600 people they surveyed said they would steer clear of nip would clicked that button. women are more likely to unfriend someone than men. and apparently we get all catty and won't talk to each other. is that it? give me a break. come on. >> how do you really feel about facebook? >> the whole facebook thing. don't get me going. i like twitter though. i'm on twitter. you can find me there at simmons fox 5. >> still plenty ahead. we have real news to talk about here. we have a developing story out of california this morning. >> new details in the manhunt

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welcome back to fox 5 morning news. this is a live look over a very chilly dmv at 5:31 in the morning. we could be in for a slight change. something is in the works. not a very big deal but it is

big enough. >> we're guaranteed to be in for a change. we'll get some rain in here later today with temperatures in the low hospital. the big question is how quick le will we transition over to snow. this weather pat were in a typical year would just be all snow for us. the area of low pressure stays to our south. this year, it just hasn't been in the cards for us as wave been doing this kind of a rain- snow transition around here. we'll do that later this affect. north and west of town, you have the best chance of seeing a little snow. it won't be impacting us here for the morning commute. even for the evening commute, most of us will be getting just rain. 36 right now at reagan national. 33 at dulles and bwi. clouds moving in. we did have some clear skies overnight. that is why we were able to cool it off. most of your days will be just cloud-filled with eventually some rain showers moving in. you can see those out to the west.

see those out into western ken kept. that area of low pressure will be moving just to the south so as it arrives by mid afternoon, we'll get some rain showers. eke commute, i think mostly just rain and by 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 tonight, that transition will start to take place as it starts to wrap in some cold air. parts of the area could see some light accumulation. maybe an inch of slushy accumulation. if you get far enough west to the pennsylvania border, you will see a little more, maybe up to 2 inches of snowen we're in the talking about a major storm but enough to potentially cause some issues later tonight. there is your forecast. highs in the low 40s with showers developing locally by 2:00, 3:00 today. >> thank you, tucker. >> time to check in with julie wright. >> looks like it will be an interesting drive home this afternoon but for right now, on dry pavement. we are finding lanes are open. the pace is slowing south of 109 continuing out towards the

clarkburg area. no issues reported out of germantown continuing out to the lane divide. still an easy commute leaving eastern, continuing in towards southeast. all lanes are open coming across the anacostia bridges. eastbound 66, volume increasing, starting to seat usual suspects in the line-up as you travel east of business 234 headed out towards the rest area. northbound on i-95, the waiting line begins at aquia harbor. traffic is starting to slow headed northbound out of stafford. no issue here out of woodbridge. traffic running smoothly continuing out towards newington. you will find your lanes are open on 395 continuing to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. now to the state of the union address. much of the focus last night was on the economy and gun control. >> president obama also made news by announcing a raise in the minimum wage. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with more reaction to what was said last night. >> good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. putting a face on policy issues. that is what the white house and most lawmaker to be honest really lick to do. so last night they invited ordinary americans and also victims of gun violence to the state of the union address. that gun violence and the economy were really the two topics that resonated with the viewing audience. they want to put public pressure on lawmakers. president obama pressed his agenda on social issues as well as economic ones. he wants to right income equality and boost the middle class. he called on lawmakers to approve a $50 billion fix it first program that would address the most urgent infrastructure needs. a $1 billion plan to create 15 manufacturing institutes and to boost american competitiveness in the global economy, the president is proposing federal funding to make sure all 4-year- olds can attend preschool. the two most talked about

proposals, the first increase in the federal minimum wage rate in six years and federal gun control. >> let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full time should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the familiar lits of -- families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they desink a simple vote. >> reporter: the president promised that none of his proposals would increase the deficit by one dime. he is getting some pushback on that from republicans. senator marco rubio giving the republican response last night in both english and spanish saying that the republicans aren't going to stand for any

more tax increases to pay for the president's proposals. >> thank you. in other top stories this morning, uncertainty in california as officials say forensic tests are needed to determine if the body found inside a burned mountain cabin is christopher dorner. on tuesday, the former lapd officer engamed in a began battle with the police at a cabin in big bear. a massive manhunt for dorner began last week when he set out on a series of revenge killings force. coming up next, president obama's proposal to raise minimum wage is making headlines this morning. >> we'll tell you what is happening later on today as one crucial group of workers pushes for a pay like. but first, let's take a check of the markets. it shows the dow at its highest level of the year. it added 48 points and closed above the 14,000 mark. the nasdaq was down 5 one points. japan's nikkei was also down

overnight 117 points. but all other arabian and most european markets are up this morning. right now, the time is 5:37. we are back in a moment. 

welcome back. a verdict rear mother who launched an online campaign for access to i life saving drug for her son will deliver 170,000 signatures to the fda

today. her sons, ages 10 and 13 both suffer from a degenerative muscle disease. one of them took part in a medical trial and was given a drug that proved to significantly slow the progression of the disease. her other sop was not given the medicine and is now confined to a wheelchair. the mother is now urging the fda to speed up the approval process for the drug. there is a rally on capitol hill today by restaurant workers who want congress to reintroduce the wages act t would raise the minimum wage for restaurant workers which is just $2.13 and it hasn't been raised in years. the thinking is that restaurant workers can rely on tips. maryland congresswoman donna edwards is also speaking later this morning about the push to raise pay for restaurant workers. a new move to crack down on sewed actual the center for science in the public interest will roll out a new proposal to regulate showed aand other sugary drinks. organization says the proposal will help, quote, reduce the incidence of diabetes and heart

disease. >> still ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> president obama takes time to honor a woman who made sure her voice was heard. details on a special moment for a 102-year-old woman who wouldn't let a long line stand in her way. >> first, julie has another check on your commute and tucker has an update on our chances of i -- a little snow later on today. 

welcome back. take a live look at the u.s. capitol dome. very quiet after last night's state of the union address. we'll continue to follow that to give you the highlights from the address in case you missed it last night. we don't want to miss what is happening in the weather department. it will be cold and what el today? >> i little stormy. rain showers and then perhaps tonight we'll transition for parts of the area and it is parts of the area that have gotten the snow all winter long north and west of town, transition from rain to a little snow tonight. there could be some light accumulations. we are not talking boston blizzard. this will not be a major storm for us. >> that's good. >> the whole area could take a break. >> our area? >> this were people that did get a couple of inches that were west of here.

>> i feel like we've been on break all winter long. back when i was a kid, we walked to school in the snow. >> and five miles. >> it was three miles and i did it in the dark and a very heavy back bag. >> i remember how heavy those books were that i used to put under the bed. >> temperatures have gotten cold overnight. wayne curryback in the 20s and low 30s. parts of the area much colder than we were 24 hours ago. we were in the 40s 24 hours ago. 28 in gaithersburg. 27 in frederick. 32 out in winchester. fredericksburg, good morning. you are 40 degrees and 37 in leonardtown. our high temperatures generally will be in the low to mid-40s today and that will be too warm to support anything other than rain. so here i'm going to show it to you. we'll have showers moving in here and then, as our storm strengthens and kind of moves off the coast here later this

afternoon and tonight, it will start to draw in enough cold air that parts of the area will transition to snow. so that is why we have rain transi going to snow later tonight. here is your storminess. you can see it taking shape there. mostly falling in the form of rain showers into kept ken and northern tennessee. this will move in later this afternoon. we'll be dealing with the clouds here for your morning hours and then later this affect, some rain showers move in. i think your evening commute just rain-filled, light shower activity and as we get into the nighttime hours, 8:00, 9:00, we'll see the transition north and west of town. as i just mentioned a few minutes ago or moments ago at the desk. there could be some light accumulations for parts of the area later tonight. here is your winter weather advisory. national weather service not giving any vice president to any of the close-in counties. you got to get well out to the west to find your winter weather advisory. futurecast, put it in motion for you. here we go. notice by 3:00, much of the area getting light rain shower activity. we've got temperatures in the 40s. then the storminess starts to

take shape here and push off the coast. we'll start to draw in colder air and by 7:00, #:00 tonight, you see the transition taking place north and west. here we go. northern montgomery county, western howard county, loudoun county, you are starting to seat transition at 8:00 and then that line, that snow line starts to work its way down by 9:00, 10:00 tonight. the storm is also starting to wrap up and out of here by 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. there may be enough snow that falls for parts of the area that will get a covering or perhaps some light accumulations here north and west. after rush hour tonight. no concerns for your evening commute. 44 today, becoming cloudy. afternoon showers, wind out of east at five to 10. tonight, 33, early rain transitions to snow here. light accumulations. we talked about those. winds out of the north at five to 10. we'll be in the mid- to upper 40s tomorrow. friday night, there could be another round of light shower and/or snow shower activity with another cold front. that coastal storm, still got

to watch it. i think it develops far enough offshore. we just have clouds around here on saturday night and sunday. let's hear from julie. >> this is new york avenue inbound approaching the breast wood parkway. we have reports of a crash involving a pedestrian in the two right lanes. they are checking for a vehicle fire downtown on alabama avenuer in irving street. we'll keep you posted. the clicker is not working. -- this is new york avenue up bound approaching the brentwood parkway. lanes are open right now eastbound on 66 headed in from manassas towards fair oaks. you will find light traffic volume leaving vienna to the beltway. 395 in good shape, no issues

conning out to the 14th street bridge. north on i-95 starting to back up heading out towards quantico and again through wood bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. ime traffic. we talked about how many of the special guests invited to watch the taste of the union in person, how many there were and how many have a connection to the gun control debate. one woman stit sitting with the first lady last night hay different story. 102-year-old desaline victor from miami was hon ired about by president obama for the lengths she went through to vote in last fall's presidential election. >> when she arrived at had he ever polling place, she was told the wait to vote might be six hours and as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or ache feet. but whether folks like her would get to have their say. and hour after hour, a throng of people stayed in line to support her. because she is 102 years old and she erupted in cheers when

she finally put on a sticker that read, i voted. ead, i vote >> that is great for her to be able to get through all that. i was there trying to do early voting and the line were extremely long so i left and kept coming back. >> you have no excuse. >> i had no excuse. i eventually got it done but kudos to her for going through that. >> her exitment. >> yeah. >> coming up income time for the sports breakfast. >> the caps were back on the ice last night trying to bounce back from what has been a rough start to the season. how did they do? dave ross is here with highlights coming after the break. s

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you know what time it is. >> sports breakfast. >> they are hungry for wins. >> i was out last night way little fat tuesday. scwo really? >> i got roped into it. it is just like a made-up holiday. >> i'm sure they had to quist your arm. >> the place erupted when the caps made their comeback. i just kept my eye on it the whole night. caps were down by two with five minutes to go. i know it is florida. they're down by two, game over, right? wrong. what a comeback. they are only down one and finally the great 8 with under three to play, alex ovechkin when you need him most, he comes through. he wee we need to see much more

of this from a.m. ex. we go to overtime tied at five. in ot, a great pass from nicky backstrom and you want to see this. troy brower, no. troy brower, yes, gets his open rebound and the caps get a huge two points winning in overtime 6-5. this is the type of wins you have to get in order to start thinking about the playoffs. >> what is the record now though? >> they are only 4-8-1. >> hold on. i told you not to panic yet. just like i told you with the wizards. >> you said panic. >> i did. >> yesterday there in viera, florida, the boys of summer already there in winter. it is not even sp>> it is never florida. >> the pictures of stephen

strasbourg and gio gonzalez. and gi oa. was there and he addressed the media. head to address the reason why his name came up on a report down there in florida with some illegal peds. he was vehement in his his denial. he says i've cooperated with major league baseball. of a done everything they wanted. i feel strong about the african- american and at the end of the day, i'm waiting on them. i feel very confident i've never taken performance enhancing drugs and never will. my father admitted he is a legitimate patient there. i have no clue why my name was on the list or in that notebook and i don't want this to be a distraction for this team. so we've seen a lot of guys -- and in this day and age, your antennas go up, heard this before. that is the tough part for gio. because you want to take him at face value. you want to be innocent until proven guilty. you have to do that at this stage. he says he is cooperating with major league baseball. the nats are looking into it as

well. conning to do so. we would like to put this issue to bed before we get into spring training. let's hope that this does it. >> hope so. >> let's hope it's over. >> thank you, dave. straight ahead at 6:00, it is a move that could boost the paychecks of 15 million americans. we'll go live to fox business network in new york to talk about a key proposal raised in last night's state of the union address. we'll be right back. my mom doesn't drink starbucks coffee because she thinks itit's too dark, and so i brought her some blonde roast. she loves it now. "my son made me this coffee," "you should try it, it's delicious." ♪

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